Senate Bill S4095A

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar; prohibits the use of oil pavement products containing coal tar

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S4095 - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0119, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6308

2021-S4095 - Summary

Prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar.

2021-S4095 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4095 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4095
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SANDERS, KAPLAN, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
   mental Conservation
 
 AN ACT to amend the  environmental  conservation  law,  in  relation  to
   prohibiting coal tar in pavement products

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The environmental conservation law is amended by  adding  a
 new section 37-0121 to read as follows:
 § 37-0121. COAL TAR; PROHIBITED.
   1.  A  PERSON  SHALL  NOT  SELL  OR  OFFER FOR SALE A PAVEMENT PRODUCT
 CONTAINING COAL TAR.
   2. A PERSON SHALL NOT APPLY A PAVEMENT  PRODUCT  THAT  IS  LABELED  AS
 CONTAINING COAL TAR ON A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING AREA.
   3.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A. "COAL TAR" MEANS A VISCOUS SUBSTANCE OBTAINED  BY  THE  DESTRUCTIVE
 DISTILLATION OF COAL AND CONTAINING LEVELS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDRO-
 CARBONS (PAHS) IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM.
   B.  "PAVEMENT  PRODUCT" MEANS A MATERIAL THAT IS FOR USE ON AN ASPHALT
 OR CONCRETE SURFACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SEALCOAT.
   § 2. Nothing in this act shall be deemed  to  preempt  any  local  law
 restricting  the  use of coal tar pavement products adopted prior to the
 effective date of this act.
   § 3. This act shall take effect  immediately;  provided  however  that
 subdivision  1 of section 37-0121 of the environmental conservation law,
 as added by section one of this act, shall  take  effect  twelve  months
 after it shall have become a law; provided further that subdivision 2 of
 section  37-0121  of  the  environmental  conservation  law, as added by
 section one of this act, shall take effect forty-eight months  after  it
 shall have become a law.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-S4095A - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0119, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6308

2021-S4095A - Summary

Prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar.

2021-S4095A - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4095A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4095--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SANDERS, KAPLAN, KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Environ-
   mental Conservation -- committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting coal tar in pavement products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 37-0119 to read as follows:
 § 37-0119. COAL TAR; PROHIBITED.
   1. A PERSON SHALL NOT SELL  OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  A  PAVEMENT  PRODUCT
 CONTAINING COAL TAR.
   2.  A  PERSON  SHALL  NOT  APPLY A PAVEMENT PRODUCT THAT IS LABELED AS
 CONTAINING COAL TAR ON A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING AREA.
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  "COAL  TAR"  MEANS A VISCOUS SUBSTANCE OBTAINED BY THE DESTRUCTIVE
 DISTILLATION OF COAL AND CONTAINING LEVELS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDRO-
 CARBONS (PAHS) IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM.
   B. "PAVEMENT PRODUCT" MEANS A MATERIAL THAT IS FOR USE ON  AN  ASPHALT
 OR CONCRETE SURFACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SEALCOAT.
   §  2.  Nothing  in  this  act shall be deemed to preempt any local law
 restricting the use of coal tar pavement products adopted prior  to  the
 effective date of this act.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided however that
 subdivision 1 of section 37-0119 of the environmental conservation  law,
 as  added  by  section  one of this act, shall take effect twelve months
 after it shall have become a law; provided further that subdivision 2 of
 section 37-0119 of the  environmental  conservation  law,  as  added  by
 section  one  of this act, shall take effect forty-eight months after it
 shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

co-Sponsors

2021-S4095B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Environmental Conservation Law
Laws Affected:
Add §37-0119, En Con L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S6308

2021-S4095B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and use of pavement products containing coal tar.

2021-S4095B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4095B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4095--B
     Cal. No. 585
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 2, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SANDERS, HARCKHAM, HOYLMAN, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, MANN-
   ION, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
   committed to the Committee on Environmental Conservation --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to  said  committee -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
   to first and second report, ordered to a third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  environmental  conservation law, in relation to
   prohibiting coal tar in pavement products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The environmental conservation law is amended by adding a
 new section 37-0119 to read as follows:
 § 37-0119. COAL TAR; PROHIBITED.
   1. A PERSON SHALL NOT SELL  OR  OFFER  FOR  SALE  A  PAVEMENT  PRODUCT
 CONTAINING COAL TAR.
   2.  A  PERSON  SHALL  NOT  APPLY A PAVEMENT PRODUCT THAT IS LABELED AS
 CONTAINING COAL TAR ON A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING AREA.
   3. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   A.  "COAL  TAR"  MEANS A VISCOUS SUBSTANCE OBTAINED BY THE DESTRUCTIVE
 DISTILLATION OF COAL AND CONTAINING LEVELS OF POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDRO-
 CARBONS (PAHS) IN EXCESS OF TEN THOUSAND MILLIGRAMS PER KILOGRAM.
   B. "PAVEMENT PRODUCT" MEANS A MATERIAL THAT IS FOR USE ON  AN  ASPHALT
 OR CONCRETE SURFACE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SEALCOAT.
   §  2.  Nothing  in  this  act shall be deemed to preempt any local law
 restricting the use of coal tar pavement products adopted prior  to  the
 effective date of this act.
   §  3.  This  act  shall take effect immediately; provided however that
 subdivision 1 of section 37-0119 of the environmental conservation  law,
 as  added  by  section  one of this act, shall take effect twelve months
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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